MANDALA V, HYMN 27.

ASHTAKA IV, ADHYÂYA 1, VARGA 21.

1. The good lord has presented me with two oxen together with a car, the most brilliant Asura among the liberal givers 1. Tryaruna, the son of Trivrishan, O Agni Vaisvânara 2, has distinguished himself by (his gift of) ten thousand (cows?) 3.

2. To him who gives me one hundred 1 and twenty cows and two fallow steeds, harnessed and well-yoked, to Tryaruna grant thy protection, Agni Vaisvânara, who art highly praised and grown strong.

3. Thus, O Agni, desiring thy favour 1, Trasadasyu 2 (sings) for the ninth time 3 to thee the youngest (god)—Tryaruna who responds to my, the strong-born's, many hymns with (the gift of) a yoked (chariot) 4—

4 1. Who may thus announce me 2 to Asvamedha the liberal (prince): may he give to him who with his verse strives for gain; may he give to him who lives in the Rita for (acquiring) wisdom 3—

Note 3. Geldner (Ved. Studien, I, 268) is right in observing: 'Hier ist unter sahasrâni eine bestimmte Geldoder Wertsumme zu verstehen,' and in adding that it is not necessary that such a sum consisted in cows.